Penholder and pencil attachment.



No. 675,792. I Patented June 4, I901. F. BENCH.

PENHOLDER AND PENCIL ATTACHMENT. (Application filed Oct. 12, 1900.)

(No llodel.)

v 7 INVENTOR.

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FRED RENCII, OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA.

PENHOLDER AND PENCIL ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 675,792, dated June 4,1901.

Application filed October 12, 1900. Serial No. 32,878. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRED BENCH, a citizen of the United States, residingat Colton, in the county of San Bernardino and State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Penholder and Pencil Attachment, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to penholder and pencil attachments, and has forits object to produce a device of this kind which can be quickly appliedto different instruments and which will enable the pupil to assume theright position in Writing and at the same time will give motion to aslow hand; and it consists in the improved construction and novelarrangement of parts of such attachment, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manner ofapplyingandusingmyimprovedattachment. Fig. 2 is a plan view of theattachment complete, and Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views throughthe opposite ends of the attachment.

My improved attachment consists of a substantially bow-shaped spring 1of suitable material, preferably of light metal. The forward end of thespring is provided with two clamping-jaws 2, which are preferablycurvedin cross-section, and each of them has its free edge provided with aprojecting lip or flange, through which is passed a clamping-screw 4E.The opposite end of the spring is provided with a breast-button 5, whichis swiveled or pivotally secured thereto in any suitable manner-as, forinstance, by means of a screw 6. The screw passes through an opening '7,which is arranged transversely through the end of the spring.

In using my improved attachment the pen or pencil to which it is to beapplied is slipped through the clamping-jaws 2 and rigidly securedtherein by means of the clamping-screw 4. \Vhen the student grasps thepen or pencil in the hand to use it in the ordinary manner, the rear endof the bow will extend back far enough as to cause the button 5 to restupon the breast and thereby tohold the pencil or pen at the proper anglewhen the pupil is sitting upright at the desk. In this position theattention of the pupil can be given entirely to the formation of theletters with out thought as to the proper position of the pen or pencil,which will be controlled or governed by the attachment, therebypermitting the student to make great progress and avoid the formation ofincorrect habits in relation to the position of the body and of theinstrument being used.

The spring preferably tapers gradually to the rear, so as to giveperfect freedom of movement to the hand of the writer, and yet at thesame time the forward end must possess sufficient strength and rigidityto prevent the instrument being forced into or held in an improperposition.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-- 1. Adevice of the kind described, consisting of a bow-shaped spring, havinga clamp at one end and a swiveled button at the op posite end,substantially as described.

2. An attachment for penholders comprising a substantially bow-shapedspring, the forward end of which is provided with two clamping-jaws,each havinga perforated lip, a screw passing through said lips, and abreast-button at the rear end, substantially as described.

3. A11 attachment for penholders, comprising a substantially bow-shapedspring, the forward end of which is provided with means for securing itin position, and the rear end transversely perforated, a screw in saidperforation and a button swiveled upon said screw, substantially asdescribed.

4. An attachment for penholders comprising a substantially bow-shapedspring to be secured to the holder, the forward end of the spring beingprovided with two clampingjaws curved in cross-section, each jaw beingprovided with a perforated lip, a clamping screw through saidperforations, and a breastbutton swiveled to the rearend of said spring,substantially as described.

FRED ltlfiNCll. lVitnesses:

GEO. S. PIERCE, GEO. M. STECK.

